St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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Map showing the composition of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council as of the last election in 2014. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue.

One third of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 48 councillors have been elected from 16 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Labour 1973 - 2004
No overall control 2004 - 2010
Labour 2010 - present

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after each council election, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2004 election reducing the number of seats by 6.[3]

Year Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Independent Socialist Labour Liberal Others
1988[4] 40 6 8 0 0 0 0
1990[5] 38 10 6 0 0 0 0
1991[6] 34 15 5 0 0 0 0
1992[7] 33 15 6 0 0 0 0
1994[8] 33 14 5 0 0 0 2
1995[9] 40 10 3 0 0 1 0
1996[10] 44 9 1 0 0 0 0
1998[11] 42 10 2 0 0 0 0
1999[12] 37 14 3 0 0 0 0
2000[13] 35 15 4 0 0 0 0
2002[14] 33 15 5 0 1 0 0
2003[15] 33 15 6 0 0 0 0
2004[3] 24 18 6 0 0 0 0
2006[16] 23 19 6 0 0 0 0
2007[17] 21 20 6 1 0 0 0
2008[18] 23 19 6 0 0 0 0
2010[19] 28 15 5 0 0 0 0
2011[20] 35 9 4 0 0 0 0
2012[21] 40 5 3 0 0 0 0
2014[22] 42 3 3 0 0 0 0
2015

Borough result maps

  • 2002 results map

  • St Helens UK local election 2004 map.svg

    2004 results map

  • 2006 results map

  • 2008 results map

  • St Helens UK local election 2010 map.svg

    2010 results map

  • 2011 results map

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[23] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Marshalls Cross by-election 21 January 1999 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Newton West by-election 21 January 1999 Labour Liberal Democrat
Thatto Heath by-election 21 January 1999 Labour Labour
Marshalls Cross by-election 19 September 2002 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Rainford by-election 23 November 2006 Conservative Conservative
Parr by-election 12 March 2009 Labour Labour
Rainhill by-election 12 March 2009 Labour Labour
Moss Bank by-election 16 July 2009 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Billinge and Seneley Green by-election 14 October 2010 Labour Labour
Haydock by-election 2 December 2010 Labour Labour
Windle by-election 2 May 2013 Labour Labour
Billinge and Seneley Green by-election 28 November 2013 Labour Labour

References

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External links

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